Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.

　　When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.

　　Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

　　One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.

　　She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”

　　Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.

A. at the age of 13                 

B. before she got married

C. after they moved to new homes   

D. before the writer’s family moved away

2.They didn’t often write to each other because they _______.

A. got married                   

B. had little time to do so

C. didn’t like writing letters        

D. could see each other on special time

3.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart be­cause she _______.

A. was in trouble               

B. didn’t know Linda’s address

C. received the card that she sent  

D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happi­ness or sadness

4.The writer was happy when she _______.

A. read the newspaper         

B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

5.They haven’t kept in touch _______.

A. for about 40 years          

B. for about 27 years

C. since they got married      

D. since the writer’s family moved away

 

Reading comprehension.

　　The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it?

　　What is the Internet?

　　The Internet is a large, worldwide collection of computer networks（网络）. A network is a small group of computers put together. Different networks from all over the world make up the Internet. Once you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of fun on the World Wide Web.

　　What is the World Wide Web?

　　The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. The web is like a big electronic book with millions of pages that are called homepages（主页）.

　　You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favorite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.

　　What is E-mail?

　　Electronic mail is a way of sending messages to the other people. It's much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter.

　　If you want to use E-mail, you must have an E-mail address. This address must have letters and dots（点）and an“@”(meaning“at”). This is what an address looks like: Christina @ yahoo. com. Write a message, type in person's E-mail address, then send the message across the Internet. People don't need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting--that's the Internet!

True or false:

(1) You can search for information on World Wide Web.

(2) There is a great deal of information about film stars on Internet.

(3) Most pages have words but no pictures or sound or music.

(4) Sending e-mail is much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter.

(5) To send an E-mail to your friend, you should know his E-mail address.

--I'm going to Beijing, I'll miss you very much.

--I'll miss you too. We can ________ through letters and emails.

[　　]

A．touch

B．keep touch

C．keep in touch

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it?

　　What is the Internet?

　　The Internet is a large, worldwide collection of computer networks(网络). A network is a small group of computers put together. Different networks from all over the world make up the Internet. Once you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of fun on the World Wide Web(网).

　　What is the World Wide Web?

　　The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. The web is like a big electronic(电子的) book with millions of pages that are called homepages.

　　You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favorite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.

　　What is email?

　　Electronic mail(email) is a way of sending messages to other people. It's much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter.

　　If you want to use email, you must have an email address. This address must have letters and dots(点) and an “@”(meaning “at”). This is what an address looks like: michael @ sohu. com. Write a message, type in the person's email address, then send the message across the Internet. People don't need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting－that's the Internet!

Complete the answer to each question(根据短文内容完成下列问题的答案，用词不超过5个)

1．What is a network?

It's ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ put together.

2．What are the characteristics(特点) of the Internet?

The characteristics of the Internet are ________, ________ ________ ________.

3．What does “talk to your friends on the pages” mean?

It means you can type your words in the computer and then ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ across the Internet.

4．Why do people like to use email to send messages to their friends and family?

Because it's ________ ________ ________ ________.

5．What's the World Wide Web like?

It's like ________ ________ ________ ________ with millions of pages.

6．What does “e” in email mean?

It means ________________.

After an online tour around Zhalong, Sandy writes about it in her diary. Read what she writes.

18th March

Today I went on the Internet and made an online tour around Zhalong. It took me a long time but it was very interesting.

 　Zhalong Nature Reserve is in Heilongjiand in the north-east of importance since 1992. Every year, visitors from China and other countries go to Zhalong to study the lives of birds and insects there.

 　Wetlands are important natural homes for birds and insects. Some fly there for a short stay. They can find water to drink, worms and other kinds of food to eat.

 　On my tour, I saw a lot of birds and insects. More than 200 kinds of birds stay in Zhalong in winter, including red-crowned cranes.

There are also more than 270 kinds of insects in Zhalong.

 　Zhalong welcomes more people to work there. It is a good chance for us to know more about their lives. From this tour, I have learned about the importance of wildlife protection. I know I should try to protect the environment, not to destroy it.

Sandy's cousin Donald wants to know more about Sandy's tour around Zhalong. He is asking her about it. Help Sandy answer Donald's questions. Circle the correct letters.

(1) Donald: How did you make the tour around Zhalong?

　Sandy: …

　A　Online.  B　By car.  C　By train.

(2) Donald: Where is Zhalong?

　Sandy: …

　A　It's in the north-west of China.

　B　It's in the north-east of China.

　C　It's in the south-west of China.

(3) Donald: What did you see in Zhalong?

　Sandy: …

　A　Birds and insects.

　B　Important natural homes.

　C　Birds only.

(4) Donald: What did you learn from the tour?

　Sandy: …

　A　The importance of protecting the environment.

　B　To feed the birds.

　C　Bird count.